LMI Holdings Ltd (IFC-43407)

Countries
  • Ghana
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Greater Accra Region- Tema and Dawa
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Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jun 23, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
ENCLAVE POWER COMPANY LIMITED
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 30.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 30.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Oct 17, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Apr 28, 2022

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the Project will provide financing to Enclave Power Company Limited (“EPCL”) to increase the attractiveness of the Tema Free Zones Enclave (“Tema FZ”) and Dawa Industrial Zone (“Dawa IZ”) by building (i) a 16.8 MWp capacity roof-top solar installation in Tema FZ (the “Solar Plant”), and (ii) the first phase of a water treatment plant in Dawa. The Solar Plant and Water Plant will be implemented by Helios Solar Company Limited (“HSC”) and Southern Water Company Limited (“SWC”), respectively.

 

Investment Description
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The total project cost is estimated at US$ 30 million. IFC is considering an investment of up to US$ 30 million from its own account to finance critical infrastructure to support LMI’s development plans in Tema FZ and Dawa IZ.

Private Actor Relationship
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

LMI Holdings (“the Sponsor”) is an industrial and property development group offering construction, land development, utilities and logistics services in Ghana. LMI is wholly owned by Mr. Kojo Aduhene, a Ghanaian entrepreneur. 

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

EPCL is a private power distribution company and a subsidiary of LMI Holdings. It is responsible for distributing about 51.31 MW (Peak Average for 2021) of power purchased from the Volta River Authority to over 80 multinational and local manufacturing companies.

SWC, HSC, and EPCL are housed under Southern Utilities, which is the umbrella LMI entity operationally overseeing the utilities arm of the Group’s business.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - ENCLAVE POWER COMPANY LIMITED Client -
- - - - LMI Holdings Parent Company -

Contact Information
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Enclave Power Company Limited
Adlai Opoku-Boamah
Managing Director
+233 (0)307020051
a.opoku-boamah@sulgh.com
PMB 293, Free Zones Tema
www.lmi-ghana.com

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